Cigar-clipper.



L. DENNIS.

CIGAR CLIPPER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 11. 1909.

Patented June 14, 1910.

LLOYD B. DENNIS, OIE NORWALK, OHIO.

CIGAR-CLIPPER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LLOYD B. DENNIS, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of Norwalk, in the county of Huron and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Clippers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cigar clips and more particularly to thatclass of cigar clippers which may be carried about ones person.

My invention has for its object the production of such a clip the costof which will be extremely small as compared with those now on themarket and at the same time one which will be effective in use.

With these objects in view, I construct a cigar clipper of either one ortwo pieces of spring metal so formed as to produce two overlapping ends,said ends being sharpened to provide means for cutting the cigar.

Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe details of construction and in the arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this specification wherein likecharacters denote corresponding parts in the several views, in whichFigure 1 illustrates a view in side elevation of one form of myinvention showing the cigar in dotted outline; Fig. 2 illustrates an endview of the clipper shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 illustrates a view similarto Fig. 1 showing another form of my invention; and Fig. 4: is an endview of the clipper shown in Fig. 3.

In carrying my invention into practice, I provide a strip of metal A,which is bent at 3 so as to form two arms 1 and 2, said arms beingoffset from one another and provided with concaved portions '-l and 5respectively. From an inspection of the drawings, it will be seen thatthese concaved portions are in such position that the fingers may bereceived therein, when operating the clipper, the end 3 providing aconvenient means for grasping the device.

The ends of the arms 1 and 2 are bent inwardly at 6 and 7 respectively,each of said inwardly bent portions being provided with Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed October 11, 1909.

Patented June 14, 1910.

Serial No. 522,047.

a notch or aperture 8 and 9 respectively, said apertures being beveledor sharpened in order that they will operate more effectively. Theinwardly bent ends are so disposed with relation to one another thatthey will slide on one another when the two arms are pressed, thusclipping off the end of the cigar B when the same is inserted in theaforementioned aperture.

In the form of my invention disclosed in Fig. 3 I provide two arms 10and 11, respectively, having their ends 12 and 13 ofi'set so that theymay be easily fastened by means of a rivet 14 or other connecting means.The arm 11 has its outer end 15 bent inwardly at an incline and has anangular extension 16, adjoining the inclined portion. An aperture 19 isformed in the end of this arm, said aperture having its edges sharpenedas before.

The arm 10 has an inwardly projecting portion 17 having a sharpened edge18 adapted to slide over the extension 16 when said arms are contracted.

From the foregoing it is thought the structure and operation of myinvention will be readily appreciated. I desire it to be understood,however, that I may make slight changes in the arrangement andcombination of parts without deviating from the spirit and scope of myinvention. For instance, the form of knives disclosed in Fig. 1 may beemployed in a clipper formed of two independent arms similar to thatshown by Fig. 3 and vice versa.

I claim A cigar clipper comprising a strip of flat spring metal bentupon itself forming two arms, said arms having substantially parallelportions merging into compound curves, said compound curves abruptlymerging into straight end portions, said end portions being parallel toeach other and inclined With relation to the parallel portion of saidarms, said end portions overlapping each other and having a bevel-edgedaperture in the overlapping ends for receiving and clipping the tip of acigar.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two witnesses.

LLOYD B. DENNIS. Witnesses STEPHEN M. YOUNG, DoN J. YOUNG.

